If you've stripped a story down to the bare basics, all you're left with is predictability that gives the reader an easy ride. I think you'd have a hard time f

If you've stripped a story down to the bare basics, all you're left with is predictability that gives the reader an easy ride. I think you'd have a hard time finding a Chekhov short story that you can dismiss as an 'easy ride' or 'pulp fiction' and many of them are very, very short.